History

The pond is situated at the bottom of a moderately large water table, alongside a slow-moving, underground stream. Long ago the stream - Tannery Brook - was paved over. And it is this underground Tannery Brook that feeds the pond an endless supply of clean water.

Twenty-five goldfish were released into the pond in July, 2008. Their sole purpose was to eat thousands of mosquito larvae. At this time, a uniform expanse of grating covered the pond.

In 2009, an architect moved into one of the lofts. He is responsible for the basic layout of the pond. He established a higher water level so that fish could swim above the grating. And he sawed out a large opening in the middle pond gratings. He then placed two large grating sections on concrete blocks above the opening so that fish could freely swim above and below the grating.

That summer the first koi were added; Cloud and Vampire.

A few years later, a natural wastewater remediation engineer - who grew up in the neighborhood - suggested the addition of a green-wall. Volunteers and supplies were rounded up, and the green-wall (and watering system) was installed on a single weekend day.

And more recently, another architect and resident, became an active pond volunteer. His keen aesthetic sense is spread across the pond - from the rock formations to pond plantings to underwater lighting.